Ewald Nowotny
 Ewald Nowotny     (politician, economist, central banker) | |
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| Born | June 28, 1944 Vienna, Austria |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Alma mater | University of Vienna, Johannes Kepler University Linz |
| Member of | Trilateral Commission |
| Party | Austrian Social Democratic Party |
Dr. Ewald Nowotny is an Austrian economist and politician. He attended the 2007 Bilderberg meeting the year before he became governor of Austria's central bank Oesterreichische Nationalbank. He was also a member of the European Central Bank’s governing council.
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Education
Nowotny graduated with a doctorate from the University of Vienna in 1966, took his habilitation at the Johannes Kepler University Linz in 1972 and was a full professor at the Vienna University of Economics and Business from 1981 until 2008.
Political career
Since 1974, Nowotny has held various functions in the Austrian Social Democratic Party. He was a member of the National Council, the more important chamber of the Austrian parliament, from 1978 to 1999.
Career at financial institutions
From 1999 to 2003, Nowotny was vice president of the European Investment Bank in Luxembourg. From the beginning of 2006 until mid-2008, he was CEO of BAWAG P.S.K. During his time in office, he managed BAWAG’s sale to US buyout-fund Cerberus Capital.[1]
In September 2008 Nowotny became Governor of Austria's central bank Oesterreichische Nationalbank[2] and as a member of the ECB governing council. He left in August 2019.
He wants to regulate and have legal restraint at Bitcoin.[3]
Event Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| Bilderberg/2007 | 31 May 2007 | 3 June 2007 | Turkey Istanbul | The 55th Bilderberg meeting, held in Turkey |
